Reports: Steve Jobs returns to Apple

Apple CEO Steve Jobs apparently returned to Apple on Monday.

Jobs was seen at the Cupertino, Calif., headquarters by a Reuters reporter and by employees, who confirmed seeing Jobs to CNBC.

Of course, there is no way to know whether Jobs started working again or merely stopped by the campus before his scheduled return next week.

Over the weekend, speculation on Jobs' health escalated as a Wall Street Journal report surfaced of a liver transplant in Tennessee two months ago. Apple continued its normal terse response on his health, telling the Journal that Jobs "continues to look forward to returning at the end of June, and there's nothing further to say."

Apple announced in January that Jobs would take a leave of absence to recuperate from a hormone imbalance--the reason given for his obvious weight loss and gaunt appearance.

In 2004, Jobs underwent surgery for a rare form of pancreatic cancer, which some speculated had returned when Jobs took his leave from the company.

Coinciding with the Jobs sightings: his first statement since taking the leave of absence. It came early Monday in a press release noting that more than 1 million iPhone 3G S models were sold in their first three days.

[BogusBasin]

One more thing.......................
Here is the new AppleTV. It's a hybrid of the Mac Mini and an AppleTV. It has DVR and HDMI. You can run it in Full Mac OSX mode or the simplified AppleTV mode. No restrictions. You can run Hulu, Boxee, Netflix, or get your content from iTunes. Price? $499

Welcome back Steve. Amen

[BogusBasin]

Oh, it also plays BlueRay, the iPhone or iPod touch is the remote, and it can run all the Apps from the apps store. Amen

[Vegaman_Dan]

You forgot that it fries eggs on the top to a crispy finish.

No kidding- go search online for the overheating issues. Now add more horsepower and features but retain the same cooling-challenged case and you have a prime example of a meltdown.

[The_happy_switcher]

@vega: I've had one for three years and the house still hasn't caught fire yet. Me thinks you exaggerate.

[Vegaman_Dan]

@The_Happy_Switcher:

http://news.digitaltrends.com/feature/76/apple-tv-heat-test

Pictures don't lie. That's one very very hot Apple TV. Go search online and you'll find hundreds of thousands of hits.

[The_happy_switcher]

@vega: I never said it doesn't run warm, just that it's not dangerous if you keep it well ventilated and not put things on it.

[BogusBasin]

Speaking of overheating:
Dell:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dell_Inspiron
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7gDT7EFkhk
http://en.community.dell.com/forums/p/19247293/19391037.aspx
HP:
http://news.cnet.com/HP-recalls-notebook-batteries/2100-1041_3-6063374.html
http://www.techsupportforum.com/hardware-support/laptop-support/253059-hp-overheats-then-shuts-down-please-help.html
http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-6230-0.html?forumID=101&threadID=242645&start=0
Acer:
http://www.computing.net/answers/hardware/acer-overheating-switching-off/44030.html
http://www.howtofixcomputers.com/bb/ftopic213245.html
http://help.lockergnome.com/linux/Acer-Aspire-3003NLMi-overheating--ftopict282493.html
Toshiba:
http://www.laptoprepair101.com/laptop/2006/01/04/toshiba-laptop-overheating/
http://live-frugal.blogspot.com/2007/05/toshiba-laptop-computer-issues.html
http://www.laptopka.com/2006/04/11/laptop-overheating-problem/
Lenovo:
http://forum.lenovo.com/lnv/board/message?board.id=T_Series_Thinkpads&thread.id=5874
http://forums.lenovo.com/lnv/board/message?board.id=N_Series_Lenovo_3000&thread.id=6749
http://news.cnet.com/Lenovo-recalls-extended-life-laptop-batteries/2100-1044_3-6163461.html

Need I continue? Does this mean they can all fry eggs? Or could it be a few defective units? BTW, who has the number one customer satisfaction rating? Who was that again?

[Seaspray0]

"Welcome back Steve. Amen" Ahh, the new cult prayer.

[Seaspray0]

@bogusbasin. Running an internet search and dredging up 3 year old reports doesn't impress me, nor does it have anything to do with the appleTV overheating.

[BogusBasin]

Seaspray - Let me assure you that I have absolutely no desire to impress you. Go defrag your hard drive and edit your registry. If you can get through all the bloatware, pop-ups and viruses.

Amen

[darkxeno]

Well that's good for him.
I wish Steve the best.
I bet now everyone is breathing a little easier.

[Mr. Dee]

I am going to email him and find out if this is true.

[Dalkorian]

I'm sure he'll rush a reply to you right quick. It's not like he has anything better to do.
;-)

[ittesi259]

That everyone here seems so concerned about Steve Jobs health is surprising bordering on the ridiculous....only major shareholders so have so much concern.....I'm an avid Apple fan but....I do not worship a CEO.....give me my Mac...but you can keep the Kool Aid.

[darkxeno]

Well I have to say I own shares in Apple, Microsoft, HP, and Dell along with Intel and AMD.
I wish all of them the best LMAO!!!

[Mr. Dee]

Its my obligation to do so, I need to have Mac products to bash and call ridiculous in the future. Thank you!

[baconstang]

How are those chemo treatments going there Dee?

[SlimGem]

"... I need to have Mac products to bash and call ridiculous ..."

Having a hobby instead of a life isn't a very good tradeoff.

[Mr. Dee]

Speaking from experience SlimGem?

[The_happy_switcher]

I find it amazing that he was probably seen by MANY people and yet not one has posted something about how he looked, told somebody else with a blog, etc. I have to assume that he still looks thin. Consider that if he looked really robust that news would have gotten out immediately. In general though, I hope that he is and will continue to recover.

[Vegaman_Dan]

Considering Apple has a history of terminating anyone who even inadvertantly leaks information, I am not surprised at all that nobody at Apple would comment on his condition.

[joetesta70]

$crooge Return$!

Welcome back $teve Job$! Now you can focus on what you love most - money! No need to appear on Forbes' list of top philanthropists like Gates, Brin, Ellison, Dell, Lazaridis (Blackberry), etc...

$teve Job$ is changing the world by controlling what apps you see.

Buy a Gphone! It's open, it's freedom, it's Linux, it's Google!!

[MaggieRed]

... karma

[ckh1272]

To joetesta70 and MaggieRed--Ignorant, ignorant, ignorant. Now would both of you kindly go away or try to say something productive for once! FUD is not the answer!

[The_happy_switcher]

"$teve Job$ is changing the world by controlling what apps you see. " Really, all 50000? How many apps are available for Blackberry or gphone?

[Mr. Dee]

Please take Larry Ellison off that list. He donated money to a University then took it back.

[Seaspray0]

LOL, joetesta gives the apple fanboys a taste of their own medicine. Now you know how it feels when you do the same thing to others. Annoying, isn't it?

[maguidhir]

I'm getting sick of news articles surrounding Steve Jobs' health.
It seems to me, and others probably, that the media are deriving a certain amount of mirth from commenting on it, spotting him at various locations etc.
If Apple make a statement regarding Steve Jobs then that might be considered technology news, anything else is an invasion of the man's privacy.
Also, the fact that he is wealthy does not waive his right to privacy.
I'd take some time to reconsider your position as a technology news website.
I used to read and refer to articles here, I'm in two minds about doing that in future.

[Perry_Clease]

"I'm getting sick of news articles surrounding Steve Jobs' health.

Then don't read articles about him. If no one reads them then they will stop writing them. However, other people are not sick of news stories about Steve being sick.

[cvaldes1831]

Maybe it's his evil twin, Skippy.

[myles taylor]

It's good to have him back. Say what you will about him, but he's a great businessman and does good things for Apple.

[goodspeed8701]

Goodluck steve.

[Vegaman_Dan]

I am pleased to hear he was spotted on campus. He's been back several times to visit, but hopefully he'll be there to stay.

He will need to do a public appearance to really alleviate the rumors of his health condition and address the situation honestly and openly or else people will just say it's all a coverup or something else as silly.

[kewell82]

Steve Jobs should start a religion. I mean look at all the followers he already has on this site. He is a man people! He can't save you from your sins. So I'll see you all in hell.........from heaven because I don't worship Steve Jobs.

[ckh1272]

The same could be said for Microsoft zealots and Bill Gates, so lighten the hell up already!

[The_happy_switcher]

Jesus was a man, too--and nothing else. Sorry, I don't believe in the invisible man in the sky who watches and listens to all our thoughts. I'm sure if he/she exists it's nothing like we imagine him/her to be and would probably be bored to death monitoring us.

[bourgtai]

I have no idea whether or not that photo is real, but it is hilarious.

[AppleSuxLeo]

And AAPL is off 3% while PALM is up 6%
Yea...Pre is gonna be a failure according to Apple-fan-boys.

[The_happy_switcher]

Wow, that's fascinating and a great mis-use of stats. How about we look at my 10 year chart instead comparing aapl with palm: Apple up 1500 percent, Palm?: Flatlined. NOw, go back in your cave.
http://www.google.com/finance?q=aapl+palm

[AppleSuxLeo]

If Jobs returning REALLY meant something , AAPL would have jumped on the news...it did not.

[The_happy_switcher]

Ever heard of selling on the news? The street has known for weeks he was coming back. This isn't news.

[Perry_Clease]

@leo the troll

"If Jobs returning REALLY meant something , AAPL would have jumped on the news...it did not."

Hey how is your Pre working out?

[ralfthedog]

"Hey how is your Pre working out?"

That was not fair. I met someone who has a brother that owns a Pre. He say it is almost as good as a real phone. Give the poor guy a break.

[Vegaman_Dan]

@The_Happy_Switcher:

You're not helping with your comments. If you don't have anything useful to contribute.....

@Perry:

Look up the definition of a net troll before you start calling others that. You may find yourself included in the category. Your comments definitely qualify.

[ralfthedog]

@ SuxLeo,

Palm is in a very good position for growth. If they sell a new phone they double their market share.

:)

[The_happy_switcher]

@vega: Who died and appointed you moderator and decider of what's useful or not? I was merely pointing out that Apple stock has far outperformed Palm and that he was choosing a snap shot in time to make a bogus point. He also doesn't seem to understand how wall street works, either.

[seven7dust]

@dan
sticking up for a troll like leo is just as bad actually !

[Seaspray0]

@the happy switcher. The 10 year chart shows apple currently up 1000%, not 1500%. The one year chart shows apple pretty much flat with palm up 100%. If I was to make any judgments based on the pre, I'd pick the chart that starts when the pre was announced or released, and that would be about 6 months ago or a week ago... Not 10 years ago.

[AppleSuxLeo]

Sure he owns his own HD machine ...until the kidneys are ready.

[gybognarjr]

Regardless what anyone says, IF a man wants his privacy, it is his RIGHT to keep it, especially about medical issues. Get off the obsessed, demanding sensation chasing attitude. Respect the man for his work and if he never wants to appear in front of stupid sensation searching reporters, asking him about his health, I am not amazed, I would do the same and it has nothing to do with his ownership of Apple, Disney or his position, and this goes for Warren Buffer too.